UFC 234 draws announced 15,238 attendance for $2.47 million live gate in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia – Saturday’s UFC 234 event drew an announced attendance of 15,238 fans – a sell-out – for a live gate of $2,470,088.

UFC officials announced the figures following the event, which MMAjunkie attended.

UFC 234 took place Saturday at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.

In the headliner, Israel Adesanya (16-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) took a unanimous decision from former longtime middleweiwght champion Anderson Silva (34-9 MMA, 17-5 UFC). The fight was elevated from the co-feature when 185-pound champ Robert Whittaker was ruled out of his title defense against Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday afternoon.